Joe Biden at Fort Drum

Today, Vice President Joe Biden visited Fort Drum in Upstate New York to welcome home the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 10th Mountain Division. The brigade is slowly returning from Iraq early as per troop withdraws. The soldiers are one of the most deployed in the country -5 times since 2000- and it was wonderful to bear witness to the relief and joy of the troops and their families. While covering this event involved satisfying the overbearing security requirements of both the U.S. Army and the Secret Service, such as enduring several hours of sequestering in some furnace-like Indiana Jones hanger, it was a notable opportunity which yielded some spectacular shooting situations. Fully worth the waking up at 6, the driving 170 miles and all the government b.s. I hope you enjoy the pictures. The article: Biden and the photo gallery: Post-Standard Biden Gallery